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Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1887-05-28
HiringChina.

sIt takes lots of chinaware for thesf
swell receptions said china dealer
to the Star reporter the other day, as
the porter passed out with a basketful
of plain white china.
Eyes, ! suppose you sell considera-
BILE, said the scribe.
"Sell! Well, yes, we sell some; but
-" then he stopped and smiled cur
iously. "Well, it isn't all sold that
goes out. 1t comes back in most cases.
That is, what isn't broken comes back.
That's why it's plain white. Haven't
you noticed that all the china at these
receptions is plain whitep Well, that's
the reason-it comes back. F" Then he
put his mouth close to the scribe's ear
and whispered.
-"What! For all these large recep-
tionsp Cabinet ministers tooP You
don't say that they"
Eyes, all of them nearly hire their
china for such occasions. You SEQ at
some receptions, such as those given by
the cabinet officers, foreign minister's
supreme Judges and the like, there are
four or five hundred guests present
All have to be serve |. Now, yo- don't
expect them to keep china store. No,
no, they hire their service. That's go
ing to-, but / guess not; l won't
tell you where. If you 60 there you
may eat out of that plate, and to-mor-
row night you may eat from the same
somewhere else. See!'
Don't it get brokenP
Eyes, receptions break china very
fast, but we get paid for all that, and
charge a percentage on its value for its
use. There is hardly reception given
in Washington where there is not hired
china on the table. It's cheaper to
hire than to own. Some people put
away their light fancy china on such
occasions, because it is expensive to
have broken and hard to replace.
Others don't have it. What we hire is
nice china, but, as l said, it is plain
white. We seldom hire any other kind
and when we do it is never the same
set twice."
'Why is that?" asked the scribe,
"don't they like the colored?"
"Well, no, they don't like it. l guess
not. Now, you go to AS tonight;
you see set of china with peculiar
Japanese figures on it. You go to BIS
next evening. More Japanese figures.
Again, C's chocolate is served in Jap
anese. All the rage. All! Japanese
figures are just the thing in china
now. You mention it to Mrs. Been
there. She draws you to one side; puts
her figures to her lips in sly fashion
and whispers close into your ear: 'Hir-
ed Now, you see, that won't do. If
they are all alike they must be white
plain white. Then, too, it is easier to
replace when broken. Vas all the
first-class stores have chin&sag hire. -
WASHINGTON Star.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1887-05-28
Three Nationalities.

The following plant by an Italian
artist aptly illustrates the difference in
the national character of the three per-
sons mentioned:
work in my studio one day ven one
gentleman vid the tlnettes come in,
make one, two, tree bow, very pro-
fund. and say, "Guu Morgen, Mein-
heer~ I make one, two, tree pro-
found bow, and say de same. Den de
gentleman look at my picture very
slow and deliberate; den he say, ''Dat
is goot; dat is beautiful; dat is very
beautiful; dat is vondrous fine" Den
he say at last, 'Meinheer, vii You per
init me to bring my friend, de Baron
Won A., to see your fine workP'' l say.
'sSare, you vii do me one favor" Den
he make tree more bow more profound
dan before, and he go way. De next
day he bring his friend de baron, and
dey two make six bow, all very pro-
found, and dey say dat all is very
beautiful, and den de baron say, "Sare,
vii you let me bring my friend de Count
Won B. to see desc so fine work." and
den dey make der bow once again and
go way, and see dem no more. Dat
vas one German gentleman.
Anoder day, one little gentleman
comes in vid one skip, and say, "Bon-
Jour, monsieur! chGrme de taire Uotre
commissioner" He takes up his lorg-
nette, and he looks at my first picture,
and he say, '.Ah, very well. Sare,
that is one very fine morsel." Den he
pass quick to anoder and he say,
''Sare. dis is truly admirable; after dis
beautiful picture nature is wort moth
ing" and so in two minutes and half
he got through dem all. Den he twi. |
his cane, and stick out his chain, and
say, 'Sare, / make you my compli-
ment; you have one great talent for de
landscape; I shall have the honor to
recommend you to all my friends; an
revoiT, monsieur" but / see him never
again. He was French gentleman.
Anoder day, 1 hear one loud
tap vid one stick at my door. Ven l
say, "Come in," one gentleman walks
forward, and mods his head, but takes
never off his hat. He say. "May see
your picture?" bow, and say, "Vid
pleasure, sare." He no answer, but
look at me long time and say not a
word. Den he look at anoder and say
noting. Den he go to anoder and
look, and say, ''Vot is de price of dis?"
say. "Forty louis, sare." He say
noting, but go to the next and look
for one long time; and at last he say,
"Vat is de price of disP" Den 1 say,
"Sare, it is sixty louis" Den he say
noting, but look anoder long time.
Den he say, ''Can you give me pen and
ink?" and ven l give it he sit down
and he say, ''Vot is your name, sare?"
Den 1 give him my card, and he write
out the order on Torlonia for sixty
louis; he give me de order vid his
card, and he say, dat picture is mine;
dat is my address; send it home; good
morning." And so he make one more
stiff nod and walk away. Dat vas one
American gentleman.-Londom stand
ard.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1887-05-28
Fooled by a Granger.

Representative John J. O'Neill, of
Missouri, is a veritable son of the soil.
Among his granger constituents he is a
granger himself, and what he does not
know about horses, cattle and patch
products is not worth knowing. His
district lies in the upper part of st.
Louis, but as it embraces the billy-goat
and garden-truck suburbs of the metro
polls of the Mississippi his constituency
is somewhat rural. To this element
Mr.. O'Neill has long been a walking
encyclopedia of information concerning
crops and live stock. During his last
campaign, while he was canvassing, he
met one of his farmer constituents driv-
ing COW. He at once began to air his
knowledge of bovine breeds with which,
he said, he had been familiar since his
earliest boyhood days, when his father
used to send him out in the ghostly
twilight to hunt for truant calves.
In the height of his enthusiasm he
offered to buy the COW the farmer was
driving. The farmer was not anxious
to sell, but said he would take sos for
her. ''Drive her right up to my house"
said O'Neill, ''and I'll be there to pay
you the money" The farmer, how
ever, suddenly regretted that he had
consented to part with his favorite cow,
and began to think of some way to get
out of the trade. All at once bright
idea struck him. Said he, "Let me tell
you, Mr.. O'Neill, l want to be honest
with you. The cows gentle and a good
mixer, but there's one thing about her
that ought to tell you of. She has no
upper teeth" "Of course that changes
the trade" said O'Neill; "you wouldn't
expect me to take COW with such a
deficit as that. But you bring mes
good mixer with sound upper teeth
and I'll buy her." When the story
got out there was great excitement in
the cabbage end of his district and the
farmers turned against him en- masse.
O'Neill learned, to his horror, that
COWS did not have any upper teeth.
He tried to explain, but it was no use.
The grangers swore they would not
have Congressman who was "blamed
fool enough to believe that COWS had
upper teeth"
As result . Neill was almost over
thrown. He was only reelected by the
skin of his own upper teeth. Since the
election he has bought whole library
on the anatomy of domestic animals,
and is determined that no designing
granger shall catch him mapping next
time. Washington Republican.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1887-05-28
Joaauin Miller on Mrs. Langtry.

In series of sketches from New York
TO the Boston Globe, Joaquin Miller
speaks to and about Mrs. Langtry in the
following generous manner:
If all Gods world garden were,
And women were but flowers;
If men were bees that busted there,
Through all the summer hours
Oh! would hum Gods garden through
For honey till came to you.
Then should hive within your hair,
Its sun and gold together;
And should bide in glory there,
Through all the changeful weather.
Oil should sip but one-this one
Sweet flower underneath the sun.
/ have seen it stated that it was who
first gave Mrs. Langtry the name of the
Jersey Lily" by inscribing the forego-
ing verses in the English edition of one
of my books to her with this name.
A mistake. had heard Lord Hough-
ton speak of her in most generous
praise as "The Jersey Lily" long before
he presented me to her, and her worth
and beauty induced the writing of the
foregoing verses.
Treat her we'll She is altogether
worthy your best consideration and es-
TEEN; good, truthful, frank and sincere;
pure as the snow and very brave. Treat
her well. And to her l say: Remain
so. Do not mistake America. She is
sincerely virtuous. This warm, young
country of ours has more praise for pu-
rity and honest endeavor than for all
the glittering and ambitious filth that
ever shone before the footlights under
the name Of genius.
As the stage is fast encroaching on
the lecture-room, aye, possibly on the
pulpit, and is becoming the very center
and source of combined instruction and
delight, it must stand forth purified.
Clean hands will be always upheld on
the American stage. Clean hands and
honest effort. These matched with al
most perfection, physically, are her best
recommendations Quite enough. Give
q year or two more of work and she
will appear as well on the stage as of
it And this is very high praise. But let
her forget to work; let her, in the whirl
and froth that comes to the surface in
all the cities and surrounds all new
lights, forget her high place, our trib-
ute to womanhood, then goodbye.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1887-05-28
wanted-FrivOlous Young Men.

at is no use," young lady recently
remarked, despairingly, there are no
frivolous men any more, and it is quite
useless to try to have parties. Nobody
comes but the solemnly dudish empty
brains that it gives one cold chiils
simply to look at, and il one of the fell
lows that is really interesting does stray
into a ball or an assembly he has the
air of having made dreadful mistake
and he gets Always as quickly as pos
sible. Everybody is so dreadfully in
earnest either for working or being a
flop that there isn't a good comrade
left. y The lively young creature had
more to say in much the same style
and t the same general purpose, the
burden Of her complaint being that
there we're no society men who seemed,
as she phrased it, worth while, and
that the individuals who were really
worth while-whatever that mysterious
formula may mean--could not be
dragged into those gay assemblies
whittier the bellies Of the town repair
10 criticise each others dresses and 70
meet the opposite sex. Boston Courier.
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Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1887-05-28
The WALTZ.

One of the best of the poetical dia-
tribes directed against the waltz was
from the pen Of Sir w. Elford's friend,
Sir II. Englefeld.
.Whati the girl adore by another embraced?
man faster
What pressed in the dance by another mans
knee7
What: painting recline on another than me1
Sir, she's yours; you have pressed from tha
grape its fine blue;
From the rosebud you've shaken the trcmu.
lous dew:
What You've touched you my take. Pretty
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1887-05-28

Burdstie. in q recent treatise on
equestrianiEm. thus picturesquely de-
scribes the English style Of riding.
which Is. Of course. like everything
English. the only correct thing in this
country "Yo1 will shorten the stir
rups until the knees are on q level with
Jour chin Then IS you ride you viii
Fiss % your feet and stand In the atti-
euds q man peering over q fence 70
look for bis dog. and then suddenly fall
n The onddlo ike man who has stepped
On . b1nann-peel This Il the English
nchool = Il hard on the horse, but Il
qcnlidcred yury graceful A man can
-. gsnr falos t9o,b, hoEgTcr, add Eide
n ~ uann1E.n .-------sss..
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1887-05-28
Just behold and read atteltiVeIy

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This medicine is put up in different size bottles,
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County ia. Lock Box 527.
Eo-sold by Druggists and Agents ia
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1887-05-28

An enterprising editor writes on
elbow to treat woman" The only safe
way for ones pocketbook is never !
show them bill Of fare. They have .
fondness for largo figures.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1887-05-28

It Is estimated that every brick In q
building at Winnipeg, now in progress,
will cost 10 cents.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1887-05-28

A correspondent suggests that the
name Of Washington be changed 70
Whitewnshingion, on account Of is e.
cilIiies ia that line.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1887-05-28

Leland Stanford, Senator from Cali
fornia, has arranged to leave his for
tune of S15. ZOO, 900 to the State of Cali
fornia. The State debt of California.
$4,000, 900, is to be paid, and the largo
balance is to be used as fund for q
thorough system of popular education.
The National tribune., 1887-08-25

they can be supplied Q The rank, name, COM
pany and regiment of the soldier.
X. L. w., CherrHfeid. Me.-1. Can pension-check
eashed? 2. If taken before il is signed by the pen
sioner, can he be compelled to sign it2 8. Is the
check payable to anyone until signed by pen
sioner? Ans'Cer. 1. No. 2. No. 3. No.
4. ", CdRiSteo, ". Y.-1. How far behind is the
Secretary Of tile Interior in appeals? 2 How long
does u take pension claim to be determined by
the Secretary? 3. Is testimony rejected by the
Pension Office also rejected there? AaStCsr. L.
The Secretary OF the Interior is about one year be-
hind. 2. IL takes year before a case can be
reached in its regular order g. The evidence which
has been rejected by the Commissioner OF Pensions
- again considered by the Secretary aad he may
or may not reject such testimony.
j. j. y, D0dgeviIe. Mass.-NIy husband applied
Tor pension for scltc rheumatism. Before it was
granted he died Of paralysis, caused by a fall when
seized with one of hlS rheumatic pains. Am enti-
Tied To widows pension? agreed to pay SIS to
an attorney If successful in obtaining same for me-
giving him power Of attorney. Was this all right?
dhStCer. You probably not entitled as widow
because IL would be held that the cause of your
husbands death, rs stated by you was not due to
disability contracted n the line of duty, or in the
service, but was due to fall received after his dis
charge. Under the present law you cannot obtain
q pension; Your agreement or contract to pay
lee OF 80 in Of success IL Of no particular force
as IT cannot be complied with.
ID: b.. Kings Court, Ireipnd.-1. Does the charge
OF desertIon bar claimant from pension. though
entitled theTetoon account of disabilities contracted
In service and line of dutyi 2. II so, how could
said charge be removed not to be an obstacle
10 pension eialmT 8. Could the records possibly
be amended aud thus remove the impediment.
1nsTer. 4. Yes. 2. Application should be made to
the Adjutant General, u. =. Army, who has custody
3 Sl Ihe records where the charge appears 3. That
depends upon circumstances. Unless you state all
the facts, we are unable to advise you.
D. A. w.. Erie, Kan.-l. A dies Oct. 10. 1886, of
disease contracted in the army. leaving widow and
two minor children. Widow files claim Dec 20.
From what date will it begin2 2. If from Dec. 20.
can the children obtain pension dating from Oct.
10 to Dee. 20? g. soldier dies of disease 1867 in
CURED in army, leaving wife and minor child.
Widow remarr.es in 1869; does not apply for PEN
sion. The child files claim in 1887. Can its pension
date from death of father? Insurer. L. Dee. %. 2.
No. 3. The child is entitled only from date of re-
marriage of mother.
y. w., COnDdV N0.-1. What was the National
debt at the end of the war? 2 What is the National
debt at present? 3. How much of that debt has
been paid? Anslger. l. Jan. L. 1865. it was
81 6s4 929Oil.97. 2. SI674O6l 900 So and interest
Is 81 36l 1885. o The debt that existed at the end
OF the war has from time TO time been increased
and decreased. according as the revenues of the
country afforded.
The National tribune., 1887-08-25

with honor everywhere, and that their organi-
zation was as a church teaching the tenets of a
common religion in which all the virtues had a
prominent place.
A salvo of applause and three cheers were
awarded the General as he retired. The band
got in little more melody. and then Gen. ID.
Il. Sckles came 90 the front. For some mo-
ments he was unable 10 speak. so great was the
welcome he received. The General confined
himself mainly to pension topics. paying a neat
compliment TO the guest Of the evening hut
not saying anything remarkable except that
the prediction that change in the Admins
tration would work evil TO war veterans had
proved false. lie characterized a pension paper
AZ a certificate of honor. aud was awarded with
thundcTs Of appreciation.
Brief addresses followed by Corp'l James Tan
ner, Gen. Hor3tio G. King aud others. Words
cannot describe the degree Of enthusiasm and
good feeling that marked the occasion. The
following Grand Army Posts took part in the
reception:
Hartford Post. No ;; Rankin Post, No. 10;
Barbara Freitchie Post, No. IL Frank Head
Post. No. Ii; Harry Lee Post, No. 2l Mans
field Post. No. 81; Mallory Post, No. 81; J. IL.
Perry Post, No. SO; Devin Post, No. l4S; Kers-
will Post, No. 149; l.. NJ. Hamilton Post, No.
l52; n. S. Ford Post. No. I6l; s. +. Dupont
Post, No. Isl; :. l.. Winchester Post No. l99;
r. $. Dallin Post, No. 206: VIM. l.. Garrison
Post, No. 207; Cushing Post, No. 23l; q. X.
Warren Post. No. 2S6; U. 5. Grant Post. No
327; c. ID. Mckenzie Post, No. 399; Abel Smith
Post, No. 435; h. T. Middleton Post, No. 500 !;
q. c. Strong Post. No. 334; Casper Trepp Post,
No. 537; q. Mctternich Post, No. l22.
The Committee on Special Ceremonies was
rs follows: David u. Quick, Henry w. Knight,
James Woodhead, Alexander Jeffrey, James
Campbell, William O'Bren, Henry b. Davis,
George w. Stillwell, Walter Scott. +. w.
Ohomer, Jorvan Cowan, John w. Werner.
John Eiseman, Alexander j. Fisher, David
Aeker, Daniel Il. Christie, Fenton Rockwell,
Charles MacFarland. Charles ii. Smith Benia-
min J.. Parker +, III. Dickey. George X. Bald
win, Thomas b. Rutan, Daniel Simmons,
Thomas G. Mexican, NJ. G.. Shattuck, George
HuSsey, Joseph c. Abeel, Secretary.
The Special Committee consisted OF Mark ID.
Wilbur, c. Hull Grant. Gen. HOratiO G. King,
Col. B. 4. Gott. +. A. Dubey, Z. T. Hubbard,
Thomas Bell, Joseph W. Kay, DIR. VIM. ii. Har-
lin, Dr. A. A. Wemmell and II. A. Phillips
Treasurer.
After the reception n banquet was rendered
Gen. Black at Dieter Hotel. The General re-
sponded 10 the toast. THE Private Soldier"
and very feelingly spoke of the soldier in pri-
waite life. All through his discourse the Gem
eral was applauded 10 the echo, and at the con-
clusiOn given three cheers and tiger by
the veterans. Many other toasts were proposed
and responded 10.
The National tribune., 1887-08-25
AIllgator.and-BnlI Fight.

We learn from an observer that bull was
wadiDg along in the edge of the Flint River
swamp last Monday nipping cane and keeping
cool, when huge alligator made dash at its
nose, but missed a hold. The bull made fight
and prodded the alligator with his horns Then
commenced a fierce and bloody encounter in
the shallow water that beggars description.
The gator struck him with his tail and
snapped furiOusly with his huge jaws, tearing
the skin and flesh in big strips from the bull.
The bull got his horns into the gators sides,
and lifting his huge carcass tossed him high
and dry on the ground. and following up with
deep below rushed again upon its foe. The
alligator met him with terrible blow Of the
tail, knocking OF one horn and bringing the
bull to his knees. The other horn got in under
fore leg of the gator, and the gator getting
a front foot of the bull in its mouth they be-
came locked, and rolled and tumbled fearfully.
They got into the water again. where after a
brief struggle both expired The entrails of
the gator were protruding in several places,
while the bull was nearly stripped Of hide aud
flesh.
The National tribune., 1887-08-25

be sure Of the little. Salvation involves every
thing blessed for time and eternity.
8. Take no thought about tomorrow. Why?
Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof"
Each day has its own cares. Harriet McEwen
Kimball sang thus:
Not more serene, il not more drear,
Will he the morrow for our fear,
While Doubt, sad spendthrift throws away
The golden coin Of hope to-day.
OH for the Faith that goes to meet
The future with unshrinking feet.
Remembering that the sorest rod
Blooms with the patient love Of God!"
Why render the day gloomy by our dark
forebodings of tomorrow? Never mind about
to-inorrOw's mamma; We shall find it sprinkled
fresh and dewy with every sunrise. If we
would see the emblem of God, look at the
broad, deep ocean. If we would number our
fears and doubts, count the tossing waves.
Away with fearl
Here is Christ's argument. Is it not con-
vincing? Shall we ever again barbor distress
as to what we shall eat. drink or wear?
The National tribune., 1887-08-25
THE TORTILITA MINES.
fHE HARTFORD PosT ON THEIR GREATNESS
One Of thc Richest Mining Properties In the World
SPECIAL DISPATCH.

HARTFORD, CT, Aug. II, 1887.
The Post Of this city prints in to-day's isguo
a full page article on the Tortlita Gold and
Silver Mines, Of which Mr.. JOSEPH II. REAII.
(who s. being urged for Vicc-P President on the
ticket with CLEVELAND as the representative
OF the Agricultural and Laboring interests is
president. The Post shows that the Tortilita
Company have one OF the greatest mining pIop-
erties IA America, and it estimates that with
the ioriy-stamp mill that is now boing arranged
for which viii crush 100 tons Of ore per day.
that the company can earn over one hundred
Thousand dollars per month net, or over one
hundred per cent per year on its capital stock
which would make the shares that arc now
selling 10 subscribers f0r 8 each the par value
at the cos Hpany's Office, 81 Broadway New
York worth over twenty dollars each, while
this result can be again doubled by additional
s,nmps, as the company have an inexhaustible
supply Of rich ore. A second Virginia City is
predicted in connection with the Tortilitas. as
the company have twelve developed and proyen
mines, out of which $l50OO0 in bullion WAS
tahon while the exploring and developing work
wa going on, which, together with the prices
now being realized for the shares SO soon after
they were put. upon the market, are unexam-
pied facts in the history Of mining. The Post
pr0nouncos the Tortilitas one Of the best and
cleancst cut enterprises that the public ever
was invited TO invest in. The stock is attract.
ing much attention throughout New England,
and is being largely taken for investment by
bankers merchants farmers, and by working
men and women. IL is announced that the
subscription books viii close in a few days pro-
paratory TO the stock being called on the Con-
solidatod Stock Exchange. The Offices Of the
company are at 81 Broadway. New York, and
the mines arc in the richest mineral district of
Arizona.